Mushroom picking in the forest: which outdoor knife for autumn?
October marks the peak of the foraging season in the forest. Unlike dedicated mushroom knives—with their integrated brushes and specialized curved blades—TB-Outdoor does not offer a model specifica...
Which hunting knife should you choose for the season? The TB-Outdoor guide
The hunting season brings the same question to the table every year: which knife for field dressing and skinning? A kitchen knife is unsuitable — it lacks robustness and grip in outdoor conditions....
What is batoning? Technique and safety mistakes to avoid
Batoning is one of the most useful — and most poorly executed — bushcraft techniques. It allows you to split wood without an axe or saw by striking the spine of a fixed blade with a stick to drive ...
What is a Henokian? What the Tarrerias Bonjean Group's status changes for your TB-Outdoor knife
There are just under 60 companies worldwide that share a very rare commonality: they have existed for over two centuries, are still run by direct descendants of their founder, and continue to oper...
From raw steel coil to finished knife: inside the workshops of Générale de Découpage in Thiers
Most cutlery brands, even renowned ones, outsource part of their production – cutting to one, heat treatment to another, assembly to a third. TB-Outdoor does not operate this way. Since 1998, the e...
Before being a tactical knife brand and supplier to the French army, TB-Outdoor is the culmination of thirteen generations of the same family of Thiers-based cutlers. This story began in 1580 and h...
Fixed blade or folding knife: which to choose for survival and bushcraft?
The question comes up in every bushcraft and survival discussion: fixed blade or folding knife? There's no universal answer—only tradeoffs depending on the use. Unlike the article dedicated to Eve...